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co-founder & ceo @getivella | startups, design, angel investing, & triathlon

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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
5 months
Unfortunately, our 5 month acquisition process for @getivella fell through, so we’re opening up the process to our friends on X. Ivella is a banking app that helps couples manage their finances - from the time they start dating until they get divorced or die. We have four
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Today I'm excited announce @getivella 🎉 We recently joined the YC S21 batch and raised a $475k round from @ycombinator @FinancialStudio and @jbrowder1 to build the future of banking for couples. Read more:
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@jasminericegirl @thejohnfish The hard launch of the year
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Kahlil Lalji
4 months
A week ago we decided to share on here that a five month acquisition process that we had run for @getivella had fallen through, and the reception was amazing. Since then, we’ve taken ~40 meetings with prospective companies and started to see our first offers come through. I’m
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
5 months
Really appreciate all the support yesterday, and sorry if I'm slow to respond. We've been taking meetings all morning, so hopefully we can get something done soon
@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
5 months
Unfortunately, our 5 month acquisition process for @getivella fell through, so we’re opening up the process to our friends on X. Ivella is a banking app that helps couples manage their finances - from the time they start dating until they get divorced or die. We have four
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@bykahlil
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@thejohnfish @lovedoveclarke @jasminericegirl My number one crush is @gracieabrams , just going to start putting that out in the world now
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Kahlil Lalji
10 months
As a former pro esports editor, I’m super excited to be a small part of this round - congrats on all the hard work @maxvwolff & team
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Ozone
10 months
Ozone raised $7.1m in seed funding and is launching its beta today! Ozone is building the first AI-powered and collaborative video editing platform, designed to supercharge content creation for video creators and their teams. Try Ozone now at .
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
3 years
We take design really seriously at @getivella . In the lead-up to launching this updated design system, I wanted to share some of the small details that we've loved building. 1/n
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
1 year
After six months of work @getivella , we just added two new financial products to our line of banking products for couples: Joint Accounts & Savings Pods with 4.9% APY.
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
8 years
throwback to my old "morning runs" miss you SF 😭😒
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Kahlil Lalji
2 years
This morning we launched our first foray into gamification at @getivella with a new feature we call "Randomize"
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
If you need a reminder of how cool human biology and muscle cells are, this is it. In November 2022, I hit an all-time peak in aerobic fitness (across the seven years that I've tracked it).
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Kahlil Lalji
3 years
If you're building in financial services and want some new friends (& investors) @FinancialStudio just opened up applications for their next cohort. @Ryan_Falvey , @JTylerGriffin , and the rest of the team are pretty awesome
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
1 year
Update: ran hard.
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Kahlil Lalji
2 years
If you need a reminder of how cool human biology and muscle cells are, this is it. In November 2022, I hit an all-time peak in aerobic fitness (across the seven years that I've tracked it).
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Kahlil Lalji
3 years
At the end of last year, we welcomed @ericjubber to our engineering team @getivella . Read more about his decision to leave Amazon and join Ivella here:
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
Prompts is an asymmetric bet that we're taking where we're attempting to 1) augment the banking experience with something that is inherently non-financial and therefore 2) attempt to de-risk the unit economics of financial services with pure software
@getivella
Ivella
2 years
Introducing: Prompts! A new question delivered to you every day, and a fun way to get to know your partner! Answer questions consistently to build up your streak - launching today on the App Store
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
Last week was our @getivella team offsite in Yosemite. You can read all about it here!
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Kahlil Lalji
2 years
Ep 2 of The Loveseat is out - it was a pleasure to get to talk to these two!
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
1 year
It feels, anecdotally, that the older you get the faster people are willing to progress in relationships (i.e. go from dating to engaged to married). However, I have a theory that the cause of this increased rate of progression in relationships is ~mostly~ a function of age and,
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2 years
So much work behind the scenes to get here
@getivella
Ivella
2 years
Ivella is live on @ProductHunt !
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
We launched a podcast at @getivella called The Loveseat where we're talking to creators about their relationships. Follow along at
@getivella
Ivella
2 years
Tara & Cedric have amassed 350k followers on TikTok making videos around their relationship - we wanted to know if making content together made it hard to spend intentional time together away from the cameras
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
5 months
@TurnerNovak @getivella Appreciate you Turner 🙏🏼
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Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@robjcalderon @iamjakestream @joinClubhouse We plan to hit a lot of products in the couples/relationship space 🤫
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@pitdesi Re-brand as a fitness influencer
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
3 years
This is going to be a fun role, I promise.
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Kahlil Lalji
3 years
@jbrowder1 Love to see it
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@c_at_work Genuine question that I've always been curious about: are there well-documented principles behind why people put the primary/colored buttons at the top? It is better UX than the bottom?
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
*Pretty niche* but we just released a blog post about how we approach ledgering at @getivella
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
1 year
I still remember how giddy I was when I became a Machinima partner at 14. Back when having a partnered channel on YouTube meant you could have a channel banner with custom buttons.
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1 year
At one point they ran the world
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
3 years
When registering for an account the password requirements light up as you meet them & the text field is one continuous gradient. 2/n
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Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@pitdesi @Chime @current @RevolutApp @monzo @n26 @Apptopia Current has been crushing the YouTube/TikTok influencer activations
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Kahlil Lalji
5 months
@hrolnd @getivella Thanks Roland!
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@aaronbaii @getivella Thank you for the support Aaron!
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
Ivella is on the way 🚀
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
Excited to share @getivella 's new design system - internally named Third Street. You can read about some of the product and design changes we've been working on below!
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Kahlil Lalji
5 months
@jebank @getivella Appreciate it. We're basically all eng/design.
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@domm Helping early-stage couples split their expenses.
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
Ivella is looking to be their primary financial services provider, supporting their varying needs. Over the next year, we’ll be working on a points & rewards program, joint accounts, shared investing, and more. /n
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@Casey He's fast. I see him running on the bike path every now and then
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
Our team is incredibly focused on delivering the best product experience for couples, full stop. If this mission excites you, please send me a DM. /n
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
Also, a quick shoutout to @caleb_raney_ and @emankassie for all the work they put into this 🚀
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
3 years
I'll post more in this thread over the next month or so! In the meantime, we're growing our engineering and design teams. If you're interested in working with us shoot me an email or DM! 8/n
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@bykahlil
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5 months
@joshuawright11 @getivella Appreciate you Josh!
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@Ryan_Falvey We’re having conversations right now for
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Kahlil Lalji
2 years
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@me_kaylajh @SAP We're a really new team, but happy to chat if you're interested in the product
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@lpolovets I’m a current customer
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@ericbahn You can shortcut the first 80% of time stretching and replace it with rolling for faster results. I recommend the @ROLLRecovery R4 & R8 and @therabody Wave Roller
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
1 year
Spent a couple hours today updating my personal site. It's still a work-in-progress (read: needs more animations), but take a poke around - maybe try out a page that doesn't exist?
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@varunabgupta Choice is an illusion 😉
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Kahlil Lalji
5 months
@ai_luce @getivella You're the best Luciano
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
1 year
@natluu @getivella Hi Natalie, happy to give you a tour of our existing product (Split Account) or products we launched today (Joint Accouts & Savings Pods)
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
5 months
@jshchnz Thanks Josh! Really appreciate the support for the last few years
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
8 years
@CaroGolbrock thanks 👌🏼
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
8 years
@Kary_Bizarro thanks so much 😚
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
5 months
@Ryan_Falvey Couldn't have done this without your support from the very beginning Ryan. Thank you
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
3 years
@milkjuus Branch Ergonomic Chair
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
8 years
@mukepotato_ thank you!!!
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@JohnThomey @iankar_ Don’t sleep on Jaipur Cuisine of India on Pico
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
3 years
@PayasParab @getivella @ycombinator @FinancialStudio @jbrowder1 All good Payas, we'll be here when you're ready! 😂
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
11 months
@Arcanition @getivella I'll escalate web registration to the team. Do you have an iOS device to use afterwards?
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
That's why earlier this year, we launched the Split Account. A product that allows couples to automatically split any transactions that they make, while still being able to maintain individual accounts & balances. /n
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
3 years
@Ryan_Falvey @getivella We appreciate it, Ryan! Glad to have you onboard
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@c_at_work Haha, thank you for this
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
Insecurity in relationships can creep up from anywhere but imagine watching hundreds of thousands of people comment on your partner's looks
@getivella
Ivella
2 years
Relationships having to deal with the added complexity of continuous social media attention is a relatively new phenomenon
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@thetkkong I would like to second this tweet
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Kahlil Lalji
4 years
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
3 years
@youngsharm @shriyanevatia @getivella @vishal_dubey1 Hi Shriya, happy to show you what we're working on at Ivella! Sending you a DM
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
5 months
@ScottSmithNY @getivella Thanks - let me know what you think of the product!
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@arlojamrog @Strava Pretty similar!
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
1 year
@alexhbass @getivella @AndraVomir It's a post-Series-A priority for us. We're really focused on exceptional product experience and don't have a big enough team to support two native mobile languages
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
1 year
@SpeakMouthWords I’m not seeing any sets to failure here Alex!
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
@gaby_goldberg 🧙‍♂️
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
2 years
For couples who are living together and dating, this problem is perfectly illustrated. Those couples need to share 20 to 30 transactions every month, are not yet ready to open up a joint account, and are forced to turn to P2P payment products and spreadsheets. /n
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@thetkkong Following
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
3 years
This is called our "Supernova Gradient" and is used throughout the entire app. When setting your account ratio the gradient is used to quickly show you who you are in the process. 3/n
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
3 years
Also, if you just want to join the community feel free to pop into our Discord!
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@bykahlil
Kahlil Lalji
4 years
@andrew__reed @lizzyohdizzy Ha love the Specialized Strider
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4 years
@thetkkong Happy birthday my man
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